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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds the
5following:
6    (1) More than one-in-five Illinois households (23.2%)
7primarily speak a language other than English at home. The
8most common non-English languages spoken in Illinois are
9Spanish (1,627,789 or 13.5% of households), Polish (174,381 or
101.44% of households), and dialects of Chinese (including
11Mandarin and Cantonese at 105,919 or 0.877% of households).
12    (2) An estimated 1.8 million people, or 14.1% of Illinois
13residents, were born outside the country. These individuals
14are more likely to face issues of discrimination, racism, and
15xenophobia, all of which are social determinants of health and
16can lead to negative behavioral health outcomes. Additionally,
17this population is likely to be uniquely traumatized due to
18sociopolitical turmoil in specific parts of the world,
19uncertainty about immigration status, and grief over family
20and homeland separation.
21    (3) Illinois has a particularly high population of
22international students. Illinois has the fifth-highest number
23of international students in the country, with over 55,000
24students traveling to Illinois for its educational and

 

 

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1vocational opportunities. In 2022, the University of Illinois
2system announced a record 11,548 international students
3enrolled in their programs. Additionally, with the recent
4influx of migrant children attending Chicago public schools,
5Chicago teachers have highlighted the severe need for
6bilingual social workers and counselors to address the needs
7of traumatized children.
8    (4) Illinois faces an unprecedented mental health
9emergency. In 2022, 12.7% of Illinois adults reported 14 or
10more days of poor mental health per month. Even the needs of
11children, whose mental health conditions have been declared a
12national emergency, are unable to be met in Illinois.
13    (5) Drug overdose deaths have reached crisis levels. In
142014, approximately 9.77 people died from drug poisoning per
15100,000 people. In 2022, that number has risen to 23.8 people
16who die per population of 100,000. This represents a 243.6%
17increase in the number of overdose deaths in the last 10 years.
18    (6) The ability to express oneself, particularly when
19trying to explain emotions or analyze/interpret life events,
20is crucial to the successful provision of behavioral health
21services. Studies show that the delivery of services in a
22client's language is crucial to the development of trust and
23the comfort of the client. The American Psychological
24Association's official position is that, due to professional
25ethics and governmental guidelines, behavioral health services
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1limited English proficiency." Every major behavioral health
2profession highlights the ethical need for practitioners to
3enhance cultural sensitivity and competency. However,
4bilingual clients often opt to receive services in English due
5to severe availability gaps of services in their language of
6origin, particularly in rural or underserved areas.
7    (7) The shortage of bilingual therapists prevents
8communities from adequately addressing issues related to
9migrant trauma. The lack of bilingual professionals is
10particularly felt in rural areas. For example, although
11immigrants account for 7% of the population of McLean County,
12there are only a handful of clinical professionals who speak
13Spanish and an even smaller amount who speak other languages.
14This means clients must rely on translators, which take
15precious time from the client's therapy session, or wait
16months and travel great distances for appointments with local
17bilingual therapists.
 
18    Section 10. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work
19Practice Act is amended by changing Sections 5, 7, 7.5, and 19
20as follows:
 
21    (225 ILCS 20/5)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6355)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
23    Sec. 5. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to
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1following functions, powers, and duties:
2        (1) Conduct or authorize examinations or examination
3    alternatives to ascertain the qualifications and fitness
4    of candidates for a license to engage in the independent
5    practice of clinical social work, pass upon the
6    qualifications of applicants for licenses, and issue
7    licenses to those who are found to be fit and qualified.
8    All examinations, either conducted or authorized, must
9    allow reasonable accommodations for applicants for whom
10    English is not their primary language and a test in their
11    primary language is not available. Further, all
12    examinations either conducted or authorized must comply
13    with all communication access and reasonable modification
14    requirements in Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation
15    Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with
16    Disabilities Act of 1990.
17        (2) Adopt rules required for the administration and
18    enforcement of this Act.
19        (3) Adopt rules for determining approved undergraduate
20    and graduate social work degree programs and prepare and
21    maintain a list of colleges and universities offering such
22    approved programs whose graduates, if they otherwise meet
23    the requirements of this Act, are eligible to apply for a
24    license.
25        (4) Prescribe forms to be issued for the
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1    and reflecting the requirements of this Act and rules
2    adopted pursuant to this Act.
3        (5) Conduct investigations related to possible
4    violations of this Act.
5        (6) Maintain rosters of the names and addresses of all
6    persons who hold valid licenses under this Act. These
7    rosters shall be available upon written request and
8    payment of the required fee.
9(Source: P.A. 102-326, eff. 1-1-22; 103-433, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
10    (225 ILCS 20/7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6357)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
12    Sec. 7. Applications for original license. Applications
13for original licenses shall be made to the Department on forms
14or electronically as prescribed by the Department and
15accompanied by the required fee which shall not be refundable.
16All applications shall contain such information which, in the
17judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to pass
18on the qualifications of the applicant for a license as a
19licensed clinical social worker or as a licensed social
20worker.
21    A license to practice shall not be denied an applicant
22because of the applicant's race, religion, creed, national
23origin, real or perceived immigration status, political
24beliefs or activities, age, sex, sexual orientation, or
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1practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
2    Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to
3complete the application process. If the process has not been
4completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, the fee
5shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet
6the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
7(Source: P.A. 100-414, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 20/7.5)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
10    Sec. 7.5. Social Security Number or individual taxpayer
11identification number on license application. In addition to
12any other information required to be contained in the
13application, every application for an original license under
14this Act shall include the applicant's Social Security Number
15or individual taxpayer identification number, which shall be
16retained in the agency's records pertaining to the license. As
17soon as practical, the Department shall assign a customer's
18identification number to each applicant for a license.
19    Every application for a renewal or restored license shall
20require the applicant's customer identification number.
21(Source: P.A. 97-400, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 20/19)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6369)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
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1    (1) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
2or may suspend, revoke, place on probation, reprimand, or take
3any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action deemed
4appropriate by the Department, including the imposition of
5fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to
6any license issued under the provisions of this Act for any one
7or a combination of the following grounds:
8        (a) material misstatements in furnishing information
9    to the Department or to any other State agency or in
10    furnishing information to any insurance company with
11    respect to a claim on behalf of a licensee or a patient;
12        (b) violations or negligent or intentional disregard
13    of this Act, or any of the rules promulgated hereunder;
14        (c) conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
15    contendere, finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of
16    judgment or sentencing, including, but not limited to,
17    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
18    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
19    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States that is
20    (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element
21    of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related to the
22    practice of the clinical social work or social work
23    professions;
24        (d) fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or
25    procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
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1    this Act;
2        (e) professional incompetence;
3        (f) gross negligence in practice under this Act;
4        (g) aiding or assisting another person in violating
5    any provision of this Act or its rules;
6        (h) failing to provide information within 60 days in
7    response to a written request made by the Department;
8        (i) engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
9    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
10    defraud or harm the public as defined by the rules of the
11    Department, or violating the rules of professional conduct
12    adopted by the Department;
13        (j) habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
14    defined in law as controlled substances, of alcohol, or of
15    any other substances that results in the inability to
16    practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
17        (k) adverse action taken by another state or
18    jurisdiction, if at least one of the grounds for the
19    discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to
20    those set forth in this Section;
21        (l) directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
22    any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
23    any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation
24    for any professional service not actually rendered.
25    Nothing in this paragraph (l) affects any bona fide
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1    health care professionals, health facilities, health care
2    providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
3    prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
4    provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
5    other employment benefits for the provision of services
6    within the scope of the licensee's practice under this
7    Act. Nothing in this paragraph (l) shall be construed to
8    require an employment arrangement to receive professional
9    fees for services rendered;
10        (m) a finding by the Department that the licensee,
11    after having the license placed on probationary status,
12    has violated the terms of probation or failed to comply
13    with such terms;
14        (n) abandonment, without cause, of a client;
15        (o) willfully making or filing false records or
16    reports relating to a licensee's practice, including, but
17    not limited to, false records filed with Federal or State
18    agencies or departments;
19        (p) willfully failing to report an instance of
20    suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
21    and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
22        (q) being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
23    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
24    under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and
25    upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
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1    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
2    Child Reporting Act;
3        (r) physical illness, mental illness, or any other
4    impairment or disability, including, but not limited to,
5    deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
6    skills that results in the inability to practice the
7    profession with reasonable judgment, skill or safety;
8        (s) solicitation of professional services by using
9    false or misleading advertising;
10        (t) violation of the Health Care Worker Self-Referral
11    Act;
12        (u) willfully failing to report an instance of
13    suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or
14    self-neglect of an eligible adult as defined in and
15    required by the Adult Protective Services Act; or
16        (v) being named as an abuser in a verified report by
17    the Department on Aging under the Adult Protective
18    Services Act, and upon proof by clear and convincing
19    evidence that the licensee abused, neglected, or
20    financially exploited an eligible adult as defined in the
21    Adult Protective Services Act.
22    (2) (Blank).
23    (3) The determination by a court that a licensee is
24subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
25provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
26Code, will result in an automatic suspension of his license.

 

 

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1Such suspension will end upon a finding by a court that the
2licensee is no longer subject to involuntary admission or
3judicial admission and issues an order so finding and
4discharging the patient, and upon the recommendation of the
5Board to the Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume
6professional practice.
7    (4) The Department shall refuse to issue or renew or may
8suspend the license of a person who (i) fails to file a return,
9pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or
10pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
11required by any tax Act administered by the Department of
12Revenue, until the requirements of the tax Act are satisfied
13or (ii) has failed to pay any court-ordered child support as
14determined by a court order or by referral from the Department
15of Healthcare and Family Services.
16    (4.5) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, summarily
17suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or
18renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
19action against a license or permit issued under this Act based
20solely upon the licensed clinical social worker authorizing,
21recommending, aiding, assisting, referring for, or otherwise
22participating in any health care service, so long as the care
23was not unlawful under the laws of this State, regardless of
24whether the patient was a resident of this State or another
25state.
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1suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or
2renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
3action against the license or permit issued under this Act to
4practice as a licensed clinical social worker based upon the
5licensed clinical social worker's license being revoked or
6suspended, or the licensed clinical social worker being
7otherwise disciplined by any other state, if that revocation,
8suspension, or other form of discipline was based solely on
9the licensed clinical social worker violating another state's
10laws prohibiting the provision of, authorization of,
11recommendation of, aiding or assisting in, referring for, or
12participation in any health care service if that health care
13service as provided would not have been unlawful under the
14laws of this State and is consistent with the standards of
15conduct for a licensed clinical social worker practicing in
16Illinois.
17    (4.15) The conduct specified in subsection subsections
18(4.5), and (4.10), (4.25), or (4.30) shall not constitute
19grounds for suspension under Section 32.
20    (4.20) An applicant seeking licensure, certification, or
21authorization pursuant to this Act who has been subject to
22disciplinary action by a duly authorized professional
23disciplinary agency of another jurisdiction solely on the
24basis of having authorized, recommended, aided, assisted,
25referred for, or otherwise participated in health care shall
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1unless the Department determines that such action would have
2constituted professional misconduct in this State; however,
3nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting the
4Department from evaluating the conduct of such applicant and
5making a determination regarding the licensure, certification,
6or authorization to practice a profession under this Act.
7    (4.25) The Department may not revoke, suspend, summarily
8suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or
9renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
10action against a license or permit issued under this Act based
11solely upon an immigration violation by the licensed clinical
12social worker.
13    (4.30) The Department may not revoke, suspend, summarily
14suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or
15renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
16action against the license or permit issued under this Act to
17practice as a licensed clinical social worker based upon the
18licensed clinical social worker's license being revoked or
19suspended, or the licensed clinical social worker being
20otherwise disciplined by any other state, if that revocation,
21suspension, or other form of discipline was based solely upon
22an immigration violation by the licensed clinical social
23worker.
24    (5)(a) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board,
25upon a showing of a possible violation, may compel a person
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1licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
2examination, or both, which may include a substance abuse or
3sexual offender evaluation, as required by and at the expense
4of the Department.
5    (b) The Department shall specifically designate the
6examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
7its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team
8involved in providing the mental or physical examination or
9both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician
10licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches and may
11consist of one or more or a combination of physicians licensed
12to practice medicine in all of its branches, licensed clinical
13psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed
14clinical professional counselors, and other professional and
15administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the
16multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to
17submit to an examination pursuant to this Section to submit to
18any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary to
19complete any examination or evaluation process, including, but
20not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological
21testing, or neuropsychological testing.
22    (c) The Board or the Department may order the examining
23physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team to
24present testimony concerning this mental or physical
25examination of the licensee or applicant. No information,
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1examination shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
2statutory privilege relating to communications between the
3licensee or applicant and the examining physician or any
4member of the multidisciplinary team. No authorization is
5necessary from the licensee or applicant ordered to undergo an
6examination for the examining physician or any member of the
7multidisciplinary team to provide information, reports,
8records, or other documents or to provide any testimony
9regarding the examination and evaluation.
10    (d) The person to be examined may have, at his or her own
11expense, another physician of his or her choice present during
12all aspects of the examination. However, that physician shall
13be present only to observe and may not interfere in any way
14with the examination.
15    (e) Failure of any person to submit to a mental or physical
16examination without reasonable cause, when ordered, shall
17result in an automatic suspension of his or her license until
18the person submits to the examination.
19    (f) If the Department or Board finds a person unable to
20practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
21Department or Board may require that person to submit to care,
22counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated
23by the Department or Board, as a condition, term, or
24restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to
25practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling or treatment, the
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1Department to file, a complaint to immediately suspend,
2revoke, or otherwise discipline the license of the person. Any
3person whose license was granted, continued, reinstated,
4renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such terms,
5conditions or restrictions, and who fails to comply with such
6terms, conditions, or restrictions, shall be referred to the
7Secretary for a determination as to whether the person shall
8have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
9hearing by the Department.
10    (g) All fines imposed shall be paid within 60 days after
11the effective date of the order imposing the fine or in
12accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing the
13fine.
14    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
15person's license under this Section, a hearing on that
16person's license must be convened by the Department within 30
17days after the suspension and completed without appreciable
18delay. The Department and Board shall have the authority to
19review the subject person's record of treatment and counseling
20regarding the impairment, to the extent permitted by
21applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
22confidentiality of medical records.
23    A person licensed under this Act and affected under this
24Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the
25Department or Board that he or she can resume practice in
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1provisions of his or her license.
2    (h) The Department may adopt rules to implement the
3changes made by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
4Assembly.
5(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
 
6    Section 15. The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act
7is amended by changing Sections 30, 32, 45, and 85 as follows:
 
8    (225 ILCS 55/30)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8351-30)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
10    Sec. 30. Application.
11    (a) Applications for original licensure shall be made to
12the Department in writing on forms or electronically as
13prescribed by the Department and shall be accompanied by the
14appropriate documentation and the required fee, which shall
15not be refundable. Any application shall require such
16information as, in the judgment of the Department, will enable
17the Department to pass on the qualifications of the applicant
18for licensing.
19    (b) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application
20to complete the application process. If the application has
21not been completed within 3 years, the application shall be
22denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must
23reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of
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1    (c) A license shall not be denied to an applicant because
2of the applicant's race, religion, creed, national origin,
3real or perceived immigration status, political beliefs or
4activities, age, sex, sexual orientation, or physical
5disability that does not affect a person's ability to practice
6with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
7(Source: P.A. 100-372, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 55/32)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
10    Sec. 32. Social Security Number or individual taxpayer
11identification number on license application. In addition to
12any other information required to be contained in the
13application, every application for an original license under
14this Act shall include the applicant's Social Security Number
15or individual taxpayer identification number, which shall be
16retained in the agency's records pertaining to the license. As
17soon as practical, the Department shall assign a customer's
18identification number to each applicant for a license.
19    Every application for a renewal or restored license shall
20require the applicant's customer identification number.
21(Source: P.A. 97-400, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 56/45)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
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1the provisions of this Act, the Department shall:
2        (1) adopt rules defining what constitutes a curriculum
3    for music therapy that is reputable and in good standing;
4        (2) adopt rules providing for the establishment of a
5    uniform and reasonable standard of instruction and
6    maintenance to be observed by all curricula for music
7    therapy that are approved by the Department and determine
8    the reputability and good standing of the curricula for
9    music therapy by reference to compliance with the rules,
10    provided that no school of music therapy that refuses
11    admittance to applicants solely on account of race, color,
12    creed, sex, or national origin shall be considered
13    reputable and in good standing;
14        (3) adopt and publish rules for a method of
15    examination of candidates for licensed professional music
16    therapists and for issuance of licenses authorizing
17    candidates upon passing examination to practice as
18    licensed professional music therapists;
19        (4) review applications to ascertain the
20    qualifications of applicants for licenses;
21        (5) authorize examinations to ascertain the
22    qualifications of those applicants who require
23    examinations as a component of a license. All
24    examinations, either conducted or authorized, must allow
25    reasonable accommodations for applicants for whom English
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1    language is not available. Further, all examinations
2    either conducted or authorized must comply with all
3    communication access and reasonable modification
4    requirements in Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation
5    Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with
6    Disabilities Act of 1990;
7        (6) conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to issue
8    or renew a license or to revoke, suspend, place on
9    probation, or reprimand licenses issued under this Act or
10    otherwise discipline; and
11        (7) adopt rules necessary for the administration of
12    this Act.
13(Source: P.A. 102-993, eff. 5-27-22.)
 
14    (225 ILCS 55/85)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8351-85)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
16    Sec. 85. Refusal, revocation, or suspension.
17    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license,
18or may revoke, suspend, reprimand, place on probation, or take
19any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
20Department may deem proper, including the imposition of fines
21not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any
22license issued under the provisions of this Act for any one or
23combination of the following grounds:
24        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
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1        (2) Violation of any provision of this Act or its
2    rules.
3        (3) Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
4    contendere, finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of
5    judgment or sentencing, including, but not limited to,
6    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
7    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
8    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States that is
9    (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element
10    of which is dishonesty or that is directly related to the
11    practice of the profession.
12        (4) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or
13    procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
14    applying for renewal or restoration of a license under
15    this Act or its rules.
16        (5) Professional incompetence.
17        (6) Gross negligence in practice under this Act.
18        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating
19    any provision of this Act or its rules.
20        (8) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
21    response to a written request made by the Department.
22        (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
23    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
24    defraud or harm the public as defined by the rules of the
25    Department, or violating the rules of professional conduct
26    adopted by the Department.

 

 

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1        (10) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
2    defined in law as controlled substances, of alcohol, or
3    any other substance that results in the inability to
4    practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
5        (11) Discipline by another jurisdiction if at least
6    one of the grounds for the discipline is the same or
7    substantially equivalent to those set forth in this Act.
8        (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving
9    from any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or
10    association any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of
11    compensation for any professional services not actually or
12    personally rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (12)
13    affects any bona fide independent contractor or employment
14    arrangements among health care professionals, health
15    facilities, health care providers, or other entities,
16    except as otherwise prohibited by law. Any employment
17    arrangements may include provisions for compensation,
18    health insurance, pension, or other employment benefits
19    for the provision of services within the scope of the
20    licensee's practice under this Act. Nothing in this
21    paragraph (12) shall be construed to require an employment
22    arrangement to receive professional fees for services
23    rendered.
24        (13) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
25    after having his or her license placed on probationary
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1    comply with the terms.
2        (14) Abandonment of a patient without cause.
3        (15) Willfully making or filing false records or
4    reports relating to a licensee's practice, including but
5    not limited to false records filed with State agencies or
6    departments.
7        (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of
8    suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
9    and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
10        (17) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
11    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
12    under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and
13    upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
14    licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
15    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
16    Child Reporting Act.
17        (18) Physical illness or mental illness or impairment,
18    including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
19    aging process or loss of motor skill that results in the
20    inability to practice the profession with reasonable
21    judgment, skill, or safety.
22        (19) Solicitation of professional services by using
23    false or misleading advertising.
24        (20) A pattern of practice or other behavior that
25    demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under
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1        (21) Practicing under a false or assumed name, except
2    as provided by law.
3        (22) Gross, willful, and continued overcharging for
4    professional services, including filing false statements
5    for collection of fees or moneys for which services are
6    not rendered.
7        (23) Failure to establish and maintain records of
8    patient care and treatment as required by law.
9        (24) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the
10    licensing examinations administered under this Act.
11        (25) Willfully failing to report an instance of
12    suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or
13    self-neglect of an eligible adult as defined in and
14    required by the Adult Protective Services Act.
15        (26) Being named as an abuser in a verified report by
16    the Department on Aging and under the Adult Protective
17    Services Act and upon proof by clear and convincing
18    evidence that the licensee abused, neglected, or
19    financially exploited an eligible adult as defined in the
20    Adult Protective Services Act.
21    (b) (Blank).
22    (c) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee
23is subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
24provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
25Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
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1longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
2and the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
3patient, and upon the recommendation of the Board to the
4Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume his or her
5practice as a licensed marriage and family therapist or an
6associate licensed marriage and family therapist.
7    (d) The Department shall refuse to issue or may suspend
8the license of any person who fails to file a return, pay the
9tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return or pay any
10final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required by
11any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of
12Revenue, until the time the requirements of the tax Act are
13satisfied.
14    (d-5) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, summarily
15suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or
16renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
17action against the license or permit issued under this Act to
18practice as a marriage and family therapist or associate
19licensed marriage and family therapist based solely upon the
20marriage and family therapist or associate licensed marriage
21and family therapist authorizing, recommending, aiding,
22assisting, referring for, or otherwise participating in any
23health care service, so long as the care was not Unlawful under
24the laws of this State, regardless of whether the patient was a
25resident of this State or another state.
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1suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or
2renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
3action against the license or permit issued under this Act to
4practice as a marriage and family therapist or associate
5licensed marriage and family therapist based upon the marriage
6and family therapist's or associate licensed marriage and
7family therapist's license being revoked or suspended, or the
8marriage and family therapist or associate licensed marriage
9and family therapist being otherwise disciplined by any other
10state, if that revocation, suspension, or other form of
11discipline was based solely on the marriage and family
12therapist or associate licensed marriage and family therapist
13violating another state's laws prohibiting the provision of,
14authorization of, recommendation of, aiding or assisting in,
15referring for, or participation in any health care service if
16that health care service as provided would not have been
17unlawful under the laws of this State and is consistent with
18the standards of conduct for a marriage and family therapist
19or an associate licensed marriage and family therapist
20practicing in Illinois.
21    (d-15) The conduct specified in subsection subsections
22(d-5), or (d-10), (d-25), or (d-30) shall not constitute
23grounds for suspension under Section 145.
24    (d-20) An applicant seeking licensure, certification, or
25authorization pursuant to this Act who has been subject to
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1disciplinary agency of another jurisdiction solely on the
2basis of having authorized, recommended, aided, assisted,
3referred for, or otherwise participated in health care shall
4not be denied such licensure, certification, or authorization,
5unless the Department determines that such action would have
6constituted professional misconduct in this State; however,
7nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting the
8Department from evaluating the conduct of such applicant and
9making a determination regarding the licensure, certification,
10or authorization to practice a profession under this Act.
11    (d-25) The Department may not revoke, suspend, summarily
12suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or
13renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
14action against the license or permit issued under this Act to
15practice as a marriage and family therapist or associate
16licensed marriage and family therapist based solely upon an
17immigration violation by the marriage and family therapist or
18associate licensed marriage and family therapist.
19    (d-30) The Department may not revoke, suspend, summarily
20suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or
21renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
22action against the license or permit issued under this Act to
23practice as a marriage and family therapist or associate
24licensed marriage and family therapist based upon the marriage
25and family therapist's or associate licensed marriage and
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1marriage and family therapist or associate licensed marriage
2and family therapist being otherwise disciplined by any other
3state, if that revocation, suspension, or other form of
4discipline was based solely upon an immigration violation by
5the marriage and family therapist or associate licensed
6marriage and family therapist.
7    (e) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board
8upon a showing of a possible violation may compel an
9individual licensed to practice under this Act, or who has
10applied for licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or
11physical examination, or both, which may include a substance
12abuse or sexual offender evaluation, as required by and at the
13expense of the Department.
14    The Department shall specifically designate the examining
15physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches
16or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team involved in
17providing the mental or physical examination or both. The
18multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed to
19practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of one
20or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice
21medicine in all of its branches, licensed clinical
22psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed
23clinical professional counselors, licensed marriage and family
24therapists, and other professional and administrative staff.
25Any examining physician or member of the multidisciplinary
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1examination and evaluation pursuant to this Section to submit
2to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary to
3complete any examination or evaluation process, including, but
4not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological
5testing, or neuropsychological testing.
6    The Department may order the examining physician or any
7member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
8Department any and all records, including business records,
9that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
10supplemental testing performed.
11    The Department or Board may order the examining physician
12or any member of the multidisciplinary team to present
13testimony concerning the mental or physical examination of the
14licensee or applicant. No information, report, record, or
15other documents in any way related to the examination shall be
16excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
17relating to communications between the licensee or applicant
18and the examining physician or any member of the
19multidisciplinary team. No authorization is necessary from the
20licensee or applicant ordered to undergo an examination for
21the examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary
22team to provide information, reports, records, or other
23documents or to provide any testimony regarding the
24examination and evaluation.
25    The individual to be examined may have, at his or her own
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1all aspects of this examination. However, that physician shall
2be present only to observe and may not interfere in any way
3with the examination.
4     Failure of an individual to submit to a mental or physical
5examination, when ordered, shall result in an automatic
6suspension of his or her license until the individual submits
7to the examination.
8    If the Department or Board finds an individual unable to
9practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
10Department or Board may require that individual to submit to
11care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or
12designated by the Department or Board, as a condition, term,
13or restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure
14to practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling, or treatment,
15the Department may file, or the Board may recommend to the
16Department to file, a complaint to immediately suspend,
17revoke, or otherwise discipline the license of the individual.
18An individual whose license was granted, continued,
19reinstated, renewed, disciplined or supervised subject to such
20terms, conditions, or restrictions, and who fails to comply
21with such terms, conditions, or restrictions, shall be
22referred to the Secretary for a determination as to whether
23the individual shall have his or her license suspended
24immediately, pending a hearing by the Department.
25    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
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1person's license must be convened by the Department within 30
2days after the suspension and completed without appreciable
3delay. The Department and Board shall have the authority to
4review the subject individual's record of treatment and
5counseling regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by
6applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
7confidentiality of medical records.
8    An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
9this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate
10to the Department or Board that he or she can resume practice
11in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under
12the provisions of his or her license.
13    (f) A fine shall be paid within 60 days after the effective
14date of the order imposing the fine or in accordance with the
15terms set forth in the order imposing the fine.
16    (g) The Department may adopt rules to implement the
17changes made by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
18Assembly.
19(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
 
20    Section 20. The Professional Counselor and Clinical
21Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act is amended
22by changing Sections 25, 37, 50, and 80 as follows:
 
23    (225 ILCS 107/25)
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1    Sec. 25. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to
2the provisions of this Act, the Department may:
3        (a) Authorize examinations to ascertain the
4    qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensing as
5    professional counselors or clinical professional
6    counselors and pass upon the qualifications of applicants
7    for licensure by endorsement. All examinations, either
8    conducted or authorized, must allow reasonable
9    accommodations for applicants for whom English is not
10    their primary language and a test in their primary
11    language test is not available. Further, all examinations
12    either conducted or authorized must comply with all
13    communication access and reasonable modification
14    requirements in Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation
15    Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with
16    Disabilities Act of 1990.
17        (b) Conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to issue
18    or renew or to revoke licenses or suspend, place on
19    probation, censure, or reprimand or take any other
20    disciplinary or non-disciplinary action with regard to a
21    person licensed under this Act.
22        (c) Formulate rules and regulations required for the
23    administration of this Act.
24        (d) (Blank).
25        (e) Establish rules for determining approved graduate
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1    counseling, psychology, rehabilitation counseling and
2    similar programs.
3(Source: P.A. 102-878, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
4    (225 ILCS 107/37)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
6    Sec. 37. Social Security Number or individual taxpayer
7identification number on license application. In addition to
8any other information required to be contained in the
9application, every application for an original license under
10this Act shall include the applicant's Social Security Number
11or individual taxpayer identification number, which shall be
12retained in the agency's records pertaining to the license. As
13soon as practical, the Department shall assign a customer's
14identification number to each applicant for a license.
15    Every application for a renewal or restored license shall
16require the applicant's customer identification number.
17(Source: P.A. 97-400, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 107/50)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
20    Sec. 50. Licenses; renewal; restoration; person in
21military service; inactive status.
22    (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each
23license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. As a
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1required to complete continuing education in accordance with
2rules established by the Department and pay the current
3renewal fee.
4    (b) Any person who has permitted a license to expire or who
5has a license on inactive status may have it restored by
6submitting an application to the Department and filing proof
7of fitness acceptable to the Department, to have the license
8restored, including, if appropriate, evidence which is
9satisfactory to the Department certifying the active practice
10of professional counseling or clinical professional counseling
11in another jurisdiction and by paying the required fee.
12    (c) If the person has not maintained an active practice in
13another jurisdiction which is satisfactory to the Department,
14the Department shall determine, by rule, the person's fitness
15to resume active status and shall establish procedures and
16requirements for restoration.
17    (d) However, any person whose license expired while he or
18she was (i) in federal service on active duty with the armed
19forces of the United States or the State Militia or (ii) in
20training or education under the supervision of the United
21States government prior to induction into the military service
22may have his or her license restored without paying any lapsed
23renewal fees if, within 2 years after the honorable
24termination of such service, training, or education, the
25Department is furnished with satisfactory evidence that the
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1education has been so terminated.
2    (e) A license to practice shall not be denied any
3applicant because of the applicant's race, religion, creed,
4national origin, real or perceived immigration status,
5political beliefs or activities, age, sex, sexual orientation,
6or physical impairment.
7    (f) (Blank).
8    (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
9following requirements for restoration of an inactive or
10expired license of 5 years or less as set forth in subsections
11(b), (c), and (f) are suspended for any licensed clinical
12professional counselor who has had no disciplinary action
13taken against his or her license in this State or in any other
14jurisdiction during the entire period of licensure: proof of
15fitness, certification of active practice in another
16jurisdiction, and the payment of a renewal fee. An individual
17may not restore his or her license in accordance with this
18subsection more than once.
19(Source: P.A. 102-878, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1053, eff. 6-10-22;
20103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
 
21    (225 ILCS 107/80)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
23    Sec. 80. Grounds for discipline.
24    (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or may
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1disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department
2deems appropriate, including the issuance of fines not to
3exceed $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any license
4for any one or more of the following:
5        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
6    the Department or to any other State agency.
7        (2) Violations or negligent or intentional disregard
8    of this Act or rules adopted under this Act.
9        (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
10    finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
11    sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
12    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
13    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
14    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i)
15    that is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an
16    essential element of which is dishonesty, or that is
17    directly related to the practice of the profession.
18        (4) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
19    procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
20    applying for renewal of a license under this Act.
21        (5) Professional incompetence or gross negligence in
22    the rendering of professional counseling or clinical
23    professional counseling services.
24        (6) Malpractice.
25        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating
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1        (8) Failing to provide information within 60 days in
2    response to a written request made by the Department.
3        (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
4    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
5    defraud, or harm the public and violating the rules of
6    professional conduct adopted by the Department.
7        (10) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs as
8    defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
9    other substance which results in inability to practice
10    with reasonable skill, judgment, or safety.
11        (11) Discipline by another jurisdiction, the District
12    of Columbia, territory, county, or governmental agency, if
13    at least one of the grounds for the discipline is the same
14    or substantially equivalent to those set forth in this
15    Section.
16        (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving
17    from any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or
18    association any fee, commission, rebate or other form of
19    compensation for any professional service not actually
20    rendered. Nothing in this paragraph (12) affects any bona
21    fide independent contractor or employment arrangements
22    among health care professionals, health facilities, health
23    care providers, or other entities, except as otherwise
24    prohibited by law. Any employment arrangements may include
25    provisions for compensation, health insurance, pension, or
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1    within the scope of the licensee's practice under this
2    Act. Nothing in this paragraph (12) shall be construed to
3    require an employment arrangement to receive professional
4    fees for services rendered.
5        (13) A finding by the Board that the licensee, after
6    having the license placed on probationary status, has
7    violated the terms of probation.
8        (14) Abandonment of a client.
9        (15) Willfully filing false reports relating to a
10    licensee's practice, including but not limited to false
11    records filed with federal or State agencies or
12    departments.
13        (16) Willfully failing to report an instance of
14    suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
15    and Neglected Child Reporting Act and in matters
16    pertaining to suspected abuse, neglect, financial
17    exploitation, or self-neglect of adults with disabilities
18    and older adults as set forth in the Adult Protective
19    Services Act.
20        (17) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
21    report by the Department of Children and Family Services
22    pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act,
23    and upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
24    licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
25    neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
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1        (18) Physical or mental illness or disability,
2    including, but not limited to, deterioration through the
3    aging process or loss of abilities and skills which
4    results in the inability to practice the profession with
5    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
6        (19) Solicitation of professional services by using
7    false or misleading advertising.
8        (20) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
9    by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
10        (21) A finding that licensure has been applied for or
11    obtained by fraudulent means.
12        (22) Practicing under a false or, except as provided
13    by law, an assumed name.
14        (23) Gross and willful overcharging for professional
15    services including filing statements for collection of
16    fees or moneys monies for which services are not rendered.
17        (24) Rendering professional counseling or clinical
18    professional counseling services without a license or
19    practicing outside the scope of a license.
20        (25) Clinical supervisors failing to adequately and
21    responsibly monitor supervisees.
22    All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
2360 days after the effective date of the order imposing the
24fine.
25    (b) (Blank).
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1without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
2Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
3return, pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
4return, or pay any final assessment of the tax, penalty, or
5interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
6Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
7requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
8with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of
9Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code
10of Illinois.
11    (b-10) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and
12Family Services has previously determined a licensee or a
13potential licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the
14payment of child support and has subsequently certified the
15delinquency to the Department, the Department may refuse to
16issue or renew or may revoke or suspend that person's license
17or may take other disciplinary action against that person
18based solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the
19Department of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance
20with item (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the
21Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil
22Administrative Code of Illinois.
23    (c) The determination by a court that a licensee is
24subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
25provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
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1license. The suspension will end upon a finding by a court that
2the licensee is no longer subject to involuntary admission or
3judicial admission, the issuance of an order so finding and
4discharging the patient, and the recommendation of the Board
5to the Secretary that the licensee be allowed to resume
6professional practice.
7    (c-1) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, summarily
8suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or
9renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
10action against the license or permit issued under this Act to
11practice as a professional counselor or clinical professional
12counselor based solely upon the professional counselor or
13clinical professional counselor authorizing, recommending,
14aiding, assisting, referring for, or otherwise participating
15in any health care service, so long as the care was not
16unlawful under the laws of this State, regardless of whether
17the patient was a resident of this State or another state.
18    (c-2) The Department shall not revoke, suspend, summarily
19suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or
20renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
21action against the license or permit issued under this Act to
22practice as a professional counselor or clinical professional
23counselor based upon the professional counselor's or clinical
24professional counselor's license being revoked or suspended,
25or the professional counselor or clinical professional
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1that revocation, suspension, or other form of discipline was
2based solely on the professional counselor or clinical
3professional counselor violating another state's laws
4prohibiting the provision of, authorization of, recommendation
5of, aiding or assisting in, referring for, or participation in
6any health care service if that health care service as
7provided would not have been unlawful under the laws of this
8State and is consistent with the standards of conduct for a
9professional counselor or clinical professional counselor
10practicing in Illinois.
11    (c-3) The conduct specified in subsection subsections
12(c-1), and (c-2), (c-6), or (c-7) shall not constitute grounds
13for suspension under Section 145.
14    (c-4) An applicant seeking licensure, certification, or
15authorization pursuant to this Act who has been subject to
16disciplinary action by a duly authorized professional
17disciplinary agency of another jurisdiction solely on the
18basis of having authorized, recommended, aided, assisted,
19referred for, or otherwise participated in health care shall
20not be denied such licensure, certification, or authorization,
21unless the Department determines that such action would have
22constituted professional misconduct in this State; however,
23nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting the
24Department from evaluating the conduct of such applicant and
25making a determination regarding the licensure, certification,
26or authorization to practice a profession under this Act.

 

 

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1    (c-5) In enforcing this Act, the Department, upon a
2showing of a possible violation, may compel an individual
3licensed to practice under this Act, or who has applied for
4licensure under this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
5examination, or both, as required by and at the expense of the
6Department. The Department may order the examining physician
7to present testimony concerning the mental or physical
8examination of the licensee or applicant. No information shall
9be excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
10relating to communications between the licensee or applicant
11and the examining physician. The examining physicians shall be
12specifically designated by the Department. The individual to
13be examined may have, at his or her own expense, another
14physician of his or her choice present during all aspects of
15this examination. The examination shall be performed by a
16physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches.
17Failure of an individual to submit to a mental or physical
18examination, when directed, shall result in an automatic
19suspension without hearing.
20    All substance-related violations shall mandate an
21automatic substance abuse assessment. Failure to submit to an
22assessment by a licensed physician who is certified as an
23addictionist or an advanced practice registered nurse with
24specialty certification in addictions may be grounds for an
25automatic suspension.
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1or unfit for duty because of the reasons set forth in this
2subsection (c-5), the Department may require that individual
3to submit to a substance abuse evaluation or treatment by
4individuals or programs approved or designated by the
5Department, as a condition, term, or restriction for
6continued, restored, or renewed licensure to practice; or, in
7lieu of evaluation or treatment, the Department may file, or
8the Board may recommend to the Department to file, a complaint
9to immediately suspend, revoke, or otherwise discipline the
10license of the individual. An individual whose license was
11granted, continued, restored, renewed, disciplined, or
12supervised subject to such terms, conditions, or restrictions,
13and who fails to comply with such terms, conditions, or
14restrictions, shall be referred to the Secretary for a
15determination as to whether the individual shall have his or
16her license suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the
17Department.
18    A person holding a license under this Act or who has
19applied for a license under this Act who, because of a physical
20or mental illness or disability, including, but not limited
21to, deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
22skill, is unable to practice the profession with reasonable
23judgment, skill, or safety, may be required by the Department
24to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians
25approved or designated by the Department as a condition, term,
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1to practice. Submission to care, counseling, or treatment as
2required by the Department shall not be considered discipline
3of a license. If the licensee refuses to enter into a care,
4counseling, or treatment agreement or fails to abide by the
5terms of the agreement, the Department may file a complaint to
6revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the license of the
7individual. The Secretary may order the license suspended
8immediately, pending a hearing by the Department. Fines shall
9not be assessed in disciplinary actions involving physical or
10mental illness or impairment.
11    In instances in which the Secretary immediately suspends a
12person's license under this Section, a hearing on that
13person's license must be convened by the Department within 15
14days after the suspension and completed without appreciable
15delay. The Department shall have the authority to review the
16subject individual's record of treatment and counseling
17regarding the impairment to the extent permitted by applicable
18federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
19confidentiality of medical records.
20    An individual licensed under this Act and affected under
21this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate
22to the Department that he or she can resume practice in
23compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the
24provisions of his or her license.
25    (c-6) The Department may not revoke, suspend, summarily
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1renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
2action against the license or permit issued under this Act to
3practice as a professional counselor or clinical professional
4counselor based solely upon an immigration violation by the
5counselor.
6    (c-7) The Department may not revoke, suspend, summarily
7suspend, place on prohibition, reprimand, refuse to issue or
8renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
9action against the license or permit issued under this Act to
10practice as a professional counselor or clinical professional
11counselor based upon the professional counselor's or clinical
12professional counselor's license being revoked or suspended,
13or the professional counselor or clinical professional
14counselor being otherwise disciplined by any other state, if
15that revocation, suspension, or other form of discipline was
16based solely upon an immigration violation by the counselor.
17    (d) (Blank).
18    (e) The Department may adopt rules to implement the
19changes made by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
20Assembly.
21(Source: P.A. 102-878, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    225 ILCS 20/7from Ch. 111, par. 6357
4    225 ILCS 20/7.5
5    225 ILCS 20/8.3 new
6    225 ILCS 20/19from Ch. 111, par. 6369
7    225 ILCS 55/30from Ch. 111, par. 8351-30
8    225 ILCS 55/32
9    225 ILCS 55/37 new
10    225 ILCS 55/85from Ch. 111, par. 8351-85
11    225 ILCS 107/37
12    225 ILCS 107/43 new
13    225 ILCS 107/50
14    225 ILCS 107/80